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Post subject: ARRRRGGGGGG! Update
 Posted: May 15, 2008 - 05:53 AM
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My husband and I were pulled by a cop one evening after enjoying a nice dinner out.
The cop gets out of his vehical and I can see him shining the flashlight in the back of our car. Mind you, this happened the night Bob picked me up at the airport from the WSW.
The first sentence out of the cops mouth was, "Hi, where are you coming from and where are you going?" This is all before telling us why we were stopped. Bob asked him why he wanted to know, to which the cop says, "You don't think I have a right to know that?!"
After giving license, the cop goes back to talk to his partner. The partner comes over and mentions our tail light is out. He also says it was actually on, but went out when we stepped on the brake. They would not let us get out of the car to check it ourselves (talk about something fishy  )
The young whipper-snapper cop issued a ticket. My husband was livid but kept his cool in front of the cop.
Here is the kicker. After the cops left, we checked the light.... nothing wrong with light. 
Bob went today to have a cop sign off on the tail light working. He also spoke to a supervisor and let him have it.
Here's the bigger kicker. The real reason we were stopped was that we were being profiled. It turns out that a lot of drug runners use middle-aged couples in older cars to run their drugs. We fit the profile. I don't think the supervisor meant to tell Bob that.
If I had known what was happening the night we were stopped, I would have had Scotty beam that young rookie cop directly into TJ Hooker's office and then given him a dose of Denny Crane justice. 
Oh, well. It only cost us 12 bucks, but at least my husband got to give the supervisor a piece of his mind. |
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Posted: May 15, 2008 - 05:59 AM
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Location: Never you mind where I'm at! You don't need to be knowing! Snoops!
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OMG! What crap! That's so much crap! Crap crap crap! Do they really use middle-aged people to run drugs now?  Probably because the cops have kept an eye on kids for a long time. You've got to admit those drug lords get creative every once in a while. But that sure sucks for regular people. I sure hope they don't start doing that over here! I've got a crappy car and I'm middle-aged! The only thing I tote around is a tube of Dr. Pepper flavored lip gloss and a cell phone! Dirty buzzards! |
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Posted: May 15, 2008 - 06:04 AM
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a load of horse poop!!!
The police have been catching the drug dealers down here and most of thier cover is in the bars around here.Come to find out the guy next door to me was a top drug dealer in the area and I didn't even know it till I saw it in the paper the next day and they gave his address which was next door!!
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Posted: May 15, 2008 - 06:09 AM
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Had you been pulled over during the daytime, Officer Law would have been wearing mirrored sunglasses - with the mirrors on the inside.  N |
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Posted: May 15, 2008 - 09:32 AM
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Ok I can Top That  while on this last trip I was SSSS carded 4 times my cases, 3 times myself, while in the USA last week. Also when leaving Sydney the same! my bags were checked for drugs and explosives, they took swabs of the bags, and searched me. I am beginning to get a complex.
I was man handled 4 times during this last trip
And before anyone says it is nothing really!! I had a burly security officer handle every part of my body. no wand ! Hands! I am 70 so I guess I fit this profile you mention Sue. Plus I do travel every year.
at my age I sometimes feel violated. 
No wonder I suffer from high BP and anxiety while travelling
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Posted: May 15, 2008 - 11:37 AM
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I guess I got lucky with the security folks. I sailed right through, except for one time setting off the alarm, but that was because I bumped the side while going through.
I did bust out crying when I landed in Salt Lake City and realized that I had to go clear across the airport to catch the next leg of the trip. I was afraid of not getting there in time. The gate attendent put me on a golf cart and got me to where I was supposed to be, and made sure that someone would help me in Atlanta to get my connecting flight home.
If we are blessed with another WSW next year, I will know more what to expect at the airports. |
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Posted: May 16, 2008 - 04:21 AM
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Montreal cops are notorious for dubious pullovers.
On the days I drive my daughter to college, I tend to take my time (every second I can spend with the busy 19 year old is precious mother daughter time...)
Anyhow, we travel along this boulevard (Cote Vertu) and once we were following a cop car... well, the cop would slow down 10 - 15 km below the limit and then zoom through the yellow light. She (the cop) did this at several lights in a row.
What she was trying to acocmplish was to see if I'd go through the yellow on her tail (worth a ticket).
But I don't fall for that. |
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Post subject: Re: ARRRRGGGGGG!
Posted: May 16, 2008 - 10:02 PM
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| SMB wrote: | | It turns out that a lot of drug runners use middle-aged couples in older cars to run their drugs. |
Pssst! Can you hook me up? |
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Post subject: Re: ARRRRGGGGGG!
Posted: May 16, 2008 - 11:34 PM
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| MG wrote: | | SMB wrote: | | It turns out that a lot of drug runners use middle-aged couples in older cars to run their drugs. |
Pssst! Can you hook me up? |
Sure can! How much Geritol can you handle? Don't want to OD on the stuff. |
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Posted: May 17, 2008 - 02:38 AM
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| daisydownunder wrote: | Ok I can Top That while on this last trip I was SSSS carded 4 times my cases, 3 times myself, while in the USA last week. Also when leaving Sydney the same! my bags were checked for drugs and explosives, they took swabs of the bags, and searched me. I am beginning to get a complex.
I was man handled 4 times during this last trip
And before anyone says it is nothing really!! I had a burly security officer handle every part of my body. no wand ! Hands! I am 70 so I guess I fit this profile you mention Sue. Plus I do travel every year.
at my age I sometimes feel violated.
No wonder I suffer from high BP and anxiety while travelling
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The last time I was at the airport was 1991, going to my high school reunion...they were puzzled by my constantly setting off the alarms of the detector...necklaces came off, pockets emptied, etc.; finally, I figured out the problem...the metal plate in my head! They weren't convinced, until they ran a wand over the scar...I'm afraid that, if that's what it was like in 1991, BEFORE 9/11...they'll probably sic a sniper team on me! |
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Posted: May 19, 2008 - 09:42 PM
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My husband often writes commentaries to the "Voice at the Ledger," which is our local newspaper. He wrote about our encounter with the two deputies.
Sunday, Bob got a call from someone in the Sherif's dept. Apparently, the County Sherif read the article and called for an internal investigation. The Lieutenent and Bob talked for a while over the phone and got the full story of what happened.
We also made it clear that we would be taking that same route this week when I take Bob to the airport for his flight to Sicily and did not want any problems again.
I don't want to see anyone loose their job over this. I hope they get that young, rookie cop and adjust his attitude a bit. Perhaps he will be a better cop after this.
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Posted: May 19, 2008 - 11:25 PM
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| SMB wrote: | | "I don't want to see anyone loose their job over this. I hope they get that young, rookie cop and adjust his attitude a bit. Perhaps he will be a better cop after this." |
There is the possibility that Young Rookie Cop will take it as a personal affront, and be a total horse-patoot... |
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Posted: May 20, 2008 - 12:50 AM
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I was pulled over by a very young cop a few years ago.
I did nothing wrong...
He asked to see my drivers license and registration card.
I showed them to him ...
He started to write me up a ticket ...
His reason was my registration card was not detached from the original letter it was mailed on.
I was going to just rip it off in front of him and say -- HERE, HAPPY ?
Rather then do that, I decided it would be more entertaining FOR ME to just go the the police station and ask THEM what's up ?
They tore up the ticket immediately. |
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